Table 2 Correlation among Research Variables.

From: The dark side of artificial intelligence adoption: linking artificial intelligence adoption to employee depression via psychological safety and ethical leadership

 

Mean

S.D.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Gender_T1

1.48

0.50

-

      

2. Education_T1

2.69

0.85

−0.01

-

     

3. Tenure_T1

67.97

75.19

−0.05

0.04

-

    

4. Position_T1

2.45

1.52

−0.33**

0.28**

0.31**

-

   

5. AI_T1

2.29

0.99

−0.12*

0.07

0.02

0.02

-

  

6. EL_T1

3.24

0.63

−0.09

0.11*

0.03

0.11*

0.17**

-

 

7. PS_T2

3.30

0.54

−0.05

0.06

0.04

0.13*

−0.17**

0.28**

-

8. Dep_T3

1.86

0.86

0.04

0.01

−0.09

−0.08

0.03

−0.16**

−0.17**

  1. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. S.D. means standard deviation, AI means AI adoption in an organization, EL indicates ethical leadership, PS means psychological safety, and Dep indicates depression. As for gender, males are coded as 1 and females as 2. As for position, general manager or higher are coded as 5, deputy general manager and department manager 4, assistant manager 3, clerk 2, and others below clerk as 1. As for education, “below high school diploma” level is coded as 1, “community college” level as 2, “bachelor’s” level as 3, and “master’s degree or more” level is coded as 5.